The more Zhu Ziyang thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed.
Not to mention Blue Silver Grass Spirit Masters, Tender Bone Rabbit Soul Masters weren't much better; both types of Spirit Masters were absolutely equally talented.
If Jiang Nannan didn't have Zhu Ziyang, then she might very well have gone down the path of a traditional Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit Master, as the choice of Spirit Beast for the first five spirit rings of the Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit was no secret in the Spirit Master's world.
"Nannan, do you know what kind of development path your Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit is suitable for?" Zhu Ziyang asked.
"Hmm, my Spirit is a rabbit, and rabbits need to run fast and jump high, so it should be suitable for the agility-attack system, right?" Jiang Nannan thought for a moment and said, the term 'agility-attack system' was something she learned from Zhu Ziyang.
"That's right." Zhu Ziyang nodded upon hearing this. Indeed, geniuses and ordinary people were different. Jiang Nannan, a mere six-year-old girl, understood things better than those Tender Bone Rabbit Soul Masters in history.
However, just the Spirit Master's development path wasn't enough, he thought to himself.
If a Spirit Master wanted to go further, then they must determine the goal and path for their Spirit's evolution.
The Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit belonged to a pure rabbit-type Spirit, without any other beast bloodline, so it could only evolve towards higher-grade rabbit types. The Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit also didn't possess elemental power, so it couldn't absorb specific elemental spirit rings.
Looking at it this way, this Spirit really was quite ordinary!
Choosing spirit rings for such an ordinary Spirit was truly difficult. Fortunately, Zhu Ziyang was no ordinary person; he had already planned out Jiang Nannan's Spirit evolution path.
In an ancient book from twenty thousand years ago, Zhu Ziyang saw a Spirit Beast called the Jade Rabbit. It was said to be a super Spirit Beast, a controller of the moon, possessing the power to manipulate the moon and speed beyond light and shadow. It was the only super Spirit Beast among rabbit-type Spirit Beasts, the ancestor of all rabbit-type Spirit Beasts, and also the evolutionary goal for all rabbit-type Spirit Beasts.
Unfortunately, the Jade Rabbit Spirit Beast had become extinct on the continent, and no Spirit Master with a Jade Rabbit Spirit had ever appeared on the continent.
Currently, rabbit-type Spirit Beasts on the continent are generally common Spirit Beasts and wild beasts. The only rabbit-type Spirit Beast that could barely be considered a high-grade Spirit Beast is a Spirit Beast called the Moon Shadow Rabbit, which is precisely the first spirit ring Zhu Ziyang chose for Jiang Nannan.
In Zhu Ziyang's plan, Jiang Nannan must first absorb a Moon Shadow Rabbit spirit ring to awaken the Moon's bloodline of her Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit, then gradually absorb the spirit rings of Moon's bloodline Spirit Beasts to strengthen her own bloodline, ultimately leading to her Spirit evolving into a Jade Rabbit!
This was a very grand and very long plan, ambitious, and very much aligned with Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan's interests. Because even if Jiang Nannan's Spirit couldn't evolve into the super Spirit Jade Rabbit in the end, her achievements would definitely not be low.
Zhu Ziyang told Jiang Nannan his ideas.
"I'll listen to you, big brother, I believe in you!" Jiang Nannan immediately replied after hearing Zhu Ziyang's words.
"Alright then, we'll set off tomorrow." Zhu Ziyang felt quite pleased upon hearing this; nothing made a man happier than a beauty's affirmation. He said, "Moon Shadow Rabbits exist in the Northern Mountain Range, so we don't need to travel too far."
"Mm!" Jiang Nannan replied with a smile, her two big eyes curving into crescent moons.
Moon Shadow Rabbits are extremely fast rabbit-type Spirit Beasts, the largest in size among all rabbit-type Spirit Beasts, agile in movement, and frequently active at night. They are the favorite food of the top Spirit Beast, the Azure Feather Ghost Eagle. That's right, food. The meat of the Moon Shadow Rabbit is exceptionally delicious and rich in energy. Not only the Azure Moon Ghost Eagle, but other large avian Spirit Beasts also like to prey on them; it's a case of being coveted for one's treasure.
Of course, Moon Shadow Rabbits are not entirely useless. They can absorb moonlight to enter a phantom state, thereby increasing their speed and jumping ability, achieving the purpose of rapid escape. A thousand-year Moon Shadow Rabbit can even awaken a Spirit Ability called Phantasm, which is said to be very powerful.
What Zhu Ziyang fancied was their ability to accelerate with the help of moonlight. If Jiang Nannan could gain such a Spirit Ability while awakening her Moon's bloodline, it would definitely be a huge gain for her. Therefore, Zhu Ziyang decided to make the Moon Shadow Rabbit the primary target for Jiang Nannan's first spirit ring.
In the outer perimeter of the Northern Mountain Range, due to the small number of large predators, there were a large number of Moon Shadow Rabbits, mainly ten-year Spirit Beasts. Of course, there were also some hundred-year Moon Shadow Rabbits, among which there must be hundred-year Spirit Beasts suitable for Jiang Nannan.
The next day.
The two found their teacher to ask for leave to go out. The teacher, knowing they were going out to hunt for a spirit ring, agreed without a second thought. Their homeroom teacher knew Zhu Ziyang and was aware that his parents were Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying, so he didn't bother to suggest that the academy get involved.
Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, after leaving the academy, encountered Zhu Changhe and Hong Zhen on their way to Behe Village.
"Oh! Xiao Yang? Why aren't you in class at the academy, what are you doing out here?" Hong Zhen asked, somewhat surprised to see Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan.
"Dad, Uncle Hong!" Zhu Ziyang first greeted them politely, then said, "It's like this, Nannan has broken through to level 10, and I want Dad to take her to find a spirit ring."
"What?" Zhu Changhe and Hong Zhen both looked at Jiang Nannan in surprise after hearing Zhu Ziyang's words. Jiang Nannan nodded, a little embarrassed.
"This is truly wonderful, another genius!" Hong Zhen murmured, a silly grin spreading across his rugged face, making him look a bit naive. He came back to his senses and said to Zhu Changhe, "Old brother Changhe, then I'll trouble you to help your future daughter-in-law hunt for a spirit ring! I'll head back first."
Hong Zhen was half-joking. He and the Zhu family already had a good relationship, which deepened after Zhu Ziyang's Spirit awakening. Therefore, he was very clear about the relationship between Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, and he was happy to see the two geniuses so close.
Jiang Nannan's pretty face flushed slightly.
"Mm! Goodbye, Big Brother Hong." Zhu Changhe nodded noncommittally and said.
"Goodbye, Uncle Hong!" Zhu Ziyang shouted, and Jiang Nannan also shouted along.
Hong Zhen left.
Zhu Changhe looked at his son and asked, "Have you already made a plan? If you have, tell me. If it's far, then we'll go home first to prepare some dry food and luggage."
"It's not very far, just on the outskirts of the Northern Mountain Range." Zhu Ziyang said, "It should be easy to find, Dad, so you don't need to go back and tell Mom. Besides, I've already prepared food."
He raised his hand, shaking the jade bracelet on his wrist. This was a spatial spirit tool, containing a one-cubic-meter space, perfectly fine for storing food, books, and the like.
"Oh? So well-prepared. What kind of Spirit Beast is it?" Zhu Changhe asked with interest upon seeing this.
"Moon Shadow Rabbit." Zhu Ziyang said.
"Ah?" Zhu Changhe heard this, and couldn't help but show a surprised and puzzled expression, looking at Zhu Ziyang, and said, "I remember Nannan's Spirit is the Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit, right? Shouldn't the first spirit ring for a Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit always be the Soft Smoke Gauze Snake?"
"That's the wrong path. The spirit ring I chose for Nannan is the correct one." Zhu Ziyang said with great arrogance, his disdainful manner making Zhu Changhe almost want to hit him. This brat really didn't take his advice to heart at all!
"Alright then! Let's go." Zhu Changhe still suppressed the urge to beat Zhu Ziyang and said.
The three quickly set off towards the Northern Mountain Range.